Haley “Leery” Of Obamacare Hearings

“The governor has a political problem when it comes to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act at the state level,” a source at Haley’s Medicaid agency tells FITS. “She’s on the record opposing the Obamacare expansion, but the truth is we’ve been ramping up enrollment right nicely on our own.”

At last count, more than 130,000 new dependents were scheduled to be added to South Carolina’s Medicaid rolls in the current fiscal year – at a cost of several hundred million dollars to taxpayers. Haley’s administration has been aggressively pushing expanded enrollment to maximize the amount of federal dollars the state can receive from Washington, D.C. – even as she attacks her likely 2014 general election opponent Vincent Sheheen for supporting similar policies.

In years past going after the “federal match” was considered wise fiscal policy – but taxpayers have become increasingly skeptical of such deals.